Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos – a new fall favorite in your home and they couldn’t be easier. Crunchy baked tortilla shells, easy cheesecake filling and homemade apple pie topping are simply perfect. You’ll be enjoying this awesome dessert in about 30 minutes.
If you like apple pie for dessert, try something fun and new with Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos!
So, what are Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos, anyway?
Crunchy baked taco shells
The shells of these tacos are made from tortillas cut with a round cookie cutter and coated in butter and graham cracker cinnamon mixture, and baked to crunchy perfection. They only take about 10 minutes to make and can be made ahead of time.
How do you make Apple Pie Filling ?
This recipe is a mix of sliced apples, brown sugar, butter and spices that is cooked with some cornstarch on the stove to thicken everything up.
It takes just minutes to put together and can be stored in the fridge or freezer for later use.
Apple pie filling from scratch tastes SO much better than the canned version and can be used in everything from classic pies to danishes.
I know some people prefer making apple pie filling without cornstarch, but find it’s the easiest way to make it and you probably have everything already on hand.
Tips
Some apples are juicier than others. If you would like your filling thicker, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Add a little at a time while the mixture is boiling until you reach desired consistency.
If by any chance you have lemon juice at hand, place sliced apples in a large bowl and toss with lemon juice.
Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos Ingredients
Flour tortillas
Graham cracker crumbs
Cinnamon, nutmeg
Butter
Heavy cream
Cream cheese
Lemon zest
Vanilla
Powdered sugar, brown sugar
Apples
Apple pie filling, (optional)
Standard Muffin Pan
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Apple Pie Cheesecake Tacos
Ingredients
- 6 8 inch Tortillas makes about 24-30 rounds
- 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 cup butter melted
for the cheesecake filling
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
for the homemade Apple Filling Option
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3-4 medium apples peeled, cored and diced in to 1/4-inch cubes
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons water
for the canned apple filling option
- 1 can apple pie filling
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 400 F. Combine graham cracker crumbs and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
- Cut 4-5 rounds out of each tortilla shell with a cookie cutter to get about 24-30 shells. Dip each into melted butter then coat in graham mixture crumbs.
- Flip a muffin tin upside down. Place the tortilla pieces in between muffin cups. Bake 10 minutes until just golden brown. Let cool in pan.
- In a medium size pan, melt butter, add apples, spices, brown sugar and 3 Tablespoons water. Cook over medium-high heat, for 4-6 minutes or until apples very slightly softened.
- In a small dish combine cornstarch and 2 Tablespoons water. Add to pan while stirring and continue to cook until apples are tender, and filling is thickened, about 4-5 minutes. Cool.
- Beat cream cheese, heavy cream, powdered sugar, lemon zest and vanilla for 2 minutes, using medium speed, until it thickens. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Transfer to a piping bag.
- Pipe the taco shells with cream cheese filling and top with 1/2 tsp apple pie filling. Sprinkle with additional graham cracker crumbs, optional! Enjoy!
Looks good wish I knew how to print it out.
Going to try it.
Clxck on the recipe and it will give you the print option.
Do you see a tiny printer icon anywhere on the page? You just tap it to print. I want to help you 🙁
Click on the printer icon under the picture (beside the word “Print”) on the recipe card.
I have a print icon directly beneath the little photo on the recipe.
Can’t wait to try these!
If you have OIS phone or iPad, click at top of recipe it will highlight the first word. Grab the line on the right and pull down to highlight full recipe then click on copy. It will save to clipboard, then go out to your notes, tap the page and a cursor shows, click the cursor and it will give you a list and it will say paste. Click on paste and it will add to your notes.
Hi Sara, your apple pie cheesecake tacos sound yummy, but I think there’s an error in a measurement. It states to top the cheesecake filling with 1/2 tsp of apple pie filling, which would be a really minuscule amount. Is this supposed to be 1/2 Tablespoon maybe? Thanks.
I noticed that too – did you hear back from her? Guess I’ll just “wing” it and see how much topping fits.
These are very small. If you look at the pictures, they cut the tortilla shells to smaller rounds.
I can’t eat heavy cream. Is there a good substitute?
Cream of Coconut whips up nicely as a substitute for whipped heavy cream.
how can I send these to an email address? love the recipes but can’t print them out. thanks
Copy the link to the webpage(s) and paste them in your email.
Sure looks good,going to try it.
you can also use corn or flour tortillas toasted (flat)and make tostadas and any fruit mixture ..really a good dessert..thank you for the recipe
you can also make a tostada with the same instructions ( a flat tacco) thanks for the good recipe…and you can use any fruit pie filling…maybe even pumpkin, if you like pumpkin that is Margaret Watson
In your video u missing some ingredients…Also what kind of apples are you using..
Cant wait to try these..they actually sell tortillas that size now…
canned apple pie filling maybe?
The recipe says to top with 1/2 tsp apple filling is that correct?
Going to make these as soon as I get to the store! Sound delicious!
Thank you!! I never saw the icon on there!! You are AWESOME!!
Made these and the only thing I recommend doing different is how to shape the mini tortillas, otherwise turned out yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
I’d like to know what kind of apples please.
Yummmy on my way to buy and bake… Thnxxxx
I prefer them warm as the taco becomes chewy when chilled. Next time I will put apples on bottom and cheesecake mixture on top.
Hey I think It would be easier to do step 6 first
My boyfriend and my co-workers loved them. The ones I took to work were gone by 8am!! They were easy to make.